Using the Reminder Menu in Accent

Add a Reminder

You can set your device to remind you when you have a meeting scheduled, a birthday you want to remember, an appointment, etc.

 

Add a Reminder

·        Select the New Reminder key Reminders Menu in Toolbox at the bottom of the screen.

Reminder Menu and settings

·        Type in the title for the reminder. For example, Mon. Mtg.

·        Select OK.

·        Select the Month and Day you want. The key in red is the current day and date. If you want the current date, just select the red key. Use the arrow keys to the left of the screen to change the month.

·        Select the Time of your appointment. It does not matter if you use the colon ( : ) key or not. Check that the AM/PM key is marked correctly.  When you have entered the numbers, select OK.

·        Select how often you want to be reminded. For our example, if your appointment is every Monday, select Weekly. All of the options except Once, will give you another option similar to Number of Days Between Reminders or Number of Weeks Between Reminders.  Select the number you want.  Select OK.

·        Select a reminder Sound key then select Preview to listen to it. Select OK when you are finished.

Your reminder has been entered. 

Your device will remind you five minutes before your appointment by playing the sound you selected.

Edit Reminder

·        Open the REMINDERS MENU.

·        Use the keys to the left of the screen to scroll through your reminders.

·        When the reminder you want to edit is highlighted, select Edit Reminder.

·        Use the keys on the Edit screen to edit the reminder .

·        Select OK when finished.

Delete Reminder

 

·        Open the REMINDERS MENU.

·        Use the keys to the left of the screen to scroll through your reminders.

·        When the reminder you want to delete is highlighted, select Delete Reminder.

·        A yellow warning box asks if you want to delete the reminder. Select YES to continue or NO to cancel.

·        Select OK when you are finished.

 

Automatic Delete

You can tell your device to automatically delete reminders that have expired.

Select the Options key 

Select the Automatic Delete option.

Your device will monitor your reminders and delete them when they expire.

Note:  If you have the same activity scheduled two nights a week (e.g., a class every Tuesday and Thursday) you must enter the same reminder for each day the activity is scheduled.